story: Sanskrit (/ˈsænskrɪt/; Sanskrit: saṃskṛtam [səmskr̩t̪əm] or saṃskṛta, originally saṃskṛtā vāk, "refined speech") is the primary sacred language of Hinduism, a philosophical language in Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism, and a literary language that was in use as a lingua franca in Greater India. It is a standardised dialect of Old Indo-Aryan, originating as Vedic Sanskrit and tracing its linguistic ancestry back to Proto-Indo-Iranian and Proto-Indo-European. Today it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand. As one of the oldest Indo-European languages for which substantial written documentation exists, Sanskrit holds a prominent position in Indo-European studies. 
  
  Over 90 weeklies, fortnightlies and quarterlies are published in Sanskrit. Sudharma, a daily newspaper in Sanskrit, has been published out of Mysore, India, since 1970, while Sanskrit Vartman Patram and Vishwasya Vrittantam started in Gujarat during the last five years. Since 1974, there has been a short daily news broadcast on state-run All India Radio. These broadcasts are also made available on the internet on AIR's website. Sanskrit news is broadcast on TV and on the internet through the DD National channel at 6:55 AM IST.
questions: How many official languages does India have?
questions: What is the main language of Hinduism?
questions: Where else is it an official mode of communication?
questions: Is it considered holy?
questions: to whom?
questions: anyone else?
questions: Where does it come from?
questions: Is it ancient?
questions: Where is it important at today?
questions: What paper uses it?
questions: Where?
answers: 22
answers: 22 scheduled languages
answers: Sanskrit
answers: primary sacred language of Hinduism,
answers: state of Uttarakhand
answers: official language of the state of Uttarakhand
answers: yes
answers:  sacred language
answers: Hinduism
answers:  sacred language of Hinduism
answers: noi
answers:  philosophical language 
answers: Vedic Sanskrit
answers: originating as Vedic Sanskrit
answers: yes
answers: ancestry back to Proto-Indo-Iranian and Proto-Indo-European
answers: state of Uttarakhan
answers: is an official language of the state of Uttarakhan
answers: Sudharma
answers: Sudharma
answers: Mysore, India
answers: Mysore, India